Me asonology: A Founda ional F amewo k
o he Philosophy and Phenomenology o
Sound in he Age o A i icial In elligence
Au ho and Founde : P o . D . Mu asem Adileh
A ilia ion: Da Al-Kalima Uni e si y, Be hlehem, Pales ine
Yea : 2025
Keywo ds: Me asonology, Sound S udies, Phenomenology, Sonic On ology, Digi al Humani ies,
A i icial In elligence, Audi o y Consciousness
Abs ac
Ou con empo a y e a is wi nessing a p o ound ans o ma ion in human audi o y expe ience due
o he g owing in luence o a i icial in elligence and digi al echnologies. Sound has anscended
i s dimensions as a senso y o physical phenomenon, becoming a cogni i e, cul u al, and
on ological dimension ha links human consciousness, memo y, iden i y, and bodily expe ience.
Me asonology, ounded by P o esso Mu asem Adileh, is a new scien i ic and philosophical
discipline ha s udies sound as a mul i-laye ed phenomenon connec ing human expe ience and
digi al media. This heo e ical and me hodological amewo k p o ides ools o analyzing bo h
human-gene a ed and algo i hmically p ocessed sounds, in eg a ing phenomenology, on ology,
an h opology, and digi al sciences. This ounda ional app oach enhances he unde s anding o he
in e ac ions be ween audi o y expe ience, cul u al meaning, and echnological ans o ma ion, and
lays he g oundwo k o he de elopmen o Pos -Me asonology, which will add ess non-human
and algo i hmic audi o y pe cep ion.
In oduc ion
The wen y- i s cen u y is wi nessing an unp eceden ed ans o ma ion in human pe cep ion and
consciousness, d i en by he widesp ead p oli e a ion o digi al echnologies and a i icial
in elligence. Today, sound has become a complex cogni i e and cul u al s uc u e, encoded,
p ocessed, and ans o med by algo i hms, whe eas i was p e iously conside ed pu ely a senso y
phenomenon. In his con ex , adi ional humani ies ace di icul ies in ully cap u ing he
on ological and phenomenological dimensions o con empo a y audi o y expe ience.
Me asonology add esses his epis emic challenge by dedica ing i sel o he s udy o sound as an
exis en ial and cogni i e space, combining human bodily expe ience wi h digi al media. Unlike
sonology o adi ional musicology, Me asonology ea s sound as a b idge linking consciousness,
memo y, iden i y, and echnology, p o iding concep ual ools o unde s and he complex
in e ac ions be ween human audi o y pe cep ion and i s a i icial ex ensions.
Theo e ical Founda ions
Me asonology is based on a mul idisciplina y heo e ical amewo k, which includes:
• Phenomenology o Sound: Inspi ed by Me leau-Pon y (1945/2012) and Nancy (2007),
sound is s udied as an embodied expe ience insepa able om pe cep ion, memo y, and
consciousness.
• An h opology and Sonic Cul u e: Following Feld (1996) and Me iam (1964), sound is
si ua ed wi hin cul u al and social sys ems, s udying i s ole in iden i y, i uals, and
collec i e memo y.
• Philosophy o Sound and Me aphysics: D awing on Schae e (1966) and Chion (1994),
sound is analyzed as a medium anscending i s physical p ope ies, linking exis ence and
meaning.
• Digi al and Algo i hmic Media: In o med by S e ne (2012), Ihde (2007), and S iegle
(2018), his dimension examines he in eg a ion o a i icial in elligence and digi al
echnologies in shaping audi o y pe cep ion and cogni ion.
In eg a ing hese pe spec i es enables he cons uc ion o a new epis emic space in which sound
is unde s ood as a mul i-laye ed phenomenon—human and pos -human, physical and
me aphysical.
Epis emological S uc u e o Me asonology
Me asonology p oposes s udying sound as a mul idimensional cogni i e en i y, which includes:
• Audi o y On ology: The exis en ial dimension o sound as a mode o being ha links he
sel o he wo ld.
• Embodied Phenomenology: The senso y and a ec i e expe ience o sound in e wined
wi h memo y and he body.
• Cul u al Sonic Sys ems: Sound as a ansmi e o cul u al meaning and iden i y
o ma ion.
• Digi al On ology: In e ac ion be ween human audi o y pe cep ion and algo i hmically
media ed soundscapes.
• Sonic Me aphysics: S udying sound as a medium linking ma e iali y, consciousness, and
exis en ial expe ience.
Me hodological F amewo k
Me asonology employs a mul idisciplina y me hodology, which includes:
• Phenomenological Analysis: S udying he li ed expe ience o sound in humans.
• An h opological Obse a ion: In es iga ing sound wi hin cul u al and i ual p ac ices.
• Cogni i e-Technical Assessmen : Examining he e ec s o digi al and algo i hmically
gene a ed sounds on human pe cep ion.
• Expe imen al Audi o y Resea ch: Conduc ing con olled expe imen s o unde s and
lis ene s’ in e ac ions wi h au oma ed sounds.
These me hods p o ide a comp ehensi e unde s anding o sound as bo h a human bodily
phenomenon and a digi ally media ed cogni i e expe ience.
Discussion: F om Me asonology o Pos -Me asonology
While Me asonology es ablishes philosophical, humanis ic, and me hodological ounda ions o
he s udy o sound in he digi al age, i also lays he g oundwo k o Pos -Me asonology, which
will in es iga e sound when i becomes pa ially au onomous, algo i hmically gene a ed, and no
ully ied o human expe ience. The e o e, Me asonology ac s as a cogni i e b idge linking human
expe ience o he unde s anding o pos -human and AI-d i en audi o y ans o ma ions.
Conclusion
Me asonology ep esen s a me hodological shi in he s udy o sound. I es o es he human
dimension o audi o y expe ience while in e ac ing igo ously wi h a i icial in elligence and
digi al echnologies. Sound is unde s ood as a medium o consciousness and a locus o knowledge,
connec ing he body, memo y, iden i y, cul u e, and echnology.
Th ough he es ablishmen by P o esso Mu asem Adileh, Me asonology asse s ha he wen y-
i s cen u y is he e a o audi o y ans o ma ion, whe e pe cep ion, knowledge, and exis ence
in e sec wi hin he mul idimensional ield o sound.
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